Five Reasons is a regular feature, where I outline the reasons why a destination is hot right now. If you’d like to run Five Reasons in your publication or on your website, contact me at chris@caroundtheworld.com. Today, just a day after the city’s football team the Saints defied the...

Here in snowy DC, my husband and I are counting down the hours until the Saints take on the Colts in the Super Bowl in Miami. I’m cooking in between shoveling stints – brownies just came out of the oven and jambalaya is on tap for dinner (alas, I couldn’t find Abita in the pre-blizzard...

As if New Orleans didn’t have enough reason to party during this year’s Carnival season, the Saints have made it to the Super Bowl for the first time ever. It’s the feel-good sports story of the year: I don’t care what team is normally your favorite, you can’t help...

Go Phillies! Ok, that’s what I’m saying now, as the World Series gets underway. A few weeks ago, I was rooting for the Minnesota Twins. I spent my chidhood in Minneapolis, after all, so clearly the Twins are my hometown team. But are they really?